The American president, who has proclaimed himself the "Jade Emperor," joins forces with his Western lackeys to wage a "trade war" against the demon monkeys of the Middle Eastern "Flower-Fruit Mountain," all because the "Peaches of Immortality" have dwindled in production. The protagonist, an ordinary person from the East, gets caught up in the conflict by chance. He had come to the United States as an exchange student, but because he knows a little about Eastern mysticism, people mistake him for a secret weapon sent by "Tianzhu." To protect himself, he starts using his talent for bluffing to maneuver between the various powers. First, he pretends he can predict the future, helping the "Monkey King's" crown prince avert several crises and earning the trust of "Flower-Fruit Mountain." Then he exploits Westerners' misunderstandings of Eastern culture to stage a series of "miracles," earning both reverence and fear from the "Jade Emperor."
But lies can't stay hidden forever, and the protagonist's true identity is soon exposed by Thor, the Norse "God of Thunder." Thor turns the situation to his advantage, deliberately leaking false information to lure the protagonist into helping him seize the "Investiture of the Gods." Completely unaware, the protagonist walks step by step into the trap Thor has laid. Just as he is about to become a sacrificial pawn, the four disciples led by Tang Sanzang, sent by "Tianzhu," arrive in time. They expose Thor's scheme and rescue the protagonist.
In the end, with the help of Tang Sanzang and his disciples, the protagonist learns the secret of the "Investiture of the Gods." It turns out that everything was a plot by the ancient demon god Chi You, who sought to exploit the conflict between East and West to reignite war and return to the mortal world.
